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Creation - Biblical teaching

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  • Adam naming the animals. Etching by G. Scotin and J. Cole after H. Gravelot and J.B. Chatelain, 1743.
  • A cosmological plan detailing Copernicus' astronomical vision, surrounded by diagrams of the systems of Ptolemy and Tycho Brahe ; astronomical figures line the circle. Line engraving by J.A. Fridrich after J.M. Füssli, 1732.
  • God, as a triangle representing the Trinity, pours light upon the Garden of Eden. Engraving.
  • Adam prays in the Garden of Eden. Etching by J.E. Ridinger after himself, c. 1750.
  • God animates Adam and operates on his rib. Etching by G.B. Leonetti after C. Cencioni after Nicola Pisano.
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Catalogue

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    God creating Eve from Adam and blessing her. Collotype after W. Blake.

    Blake, William, 1757-1827. | Reference: 17280i
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    Adam prays in the Garden of Eden. Etching by J.E. Ridinger after himself, c. 1750.

    Ridinger, Johann Elias, 1698-1767. | Reference: 20714i
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    The fourth day of Creation: God creates the sun, moon and stars. Line engraving by Thomas de Leu.

    | Date: [1600?] | Reference: 15574i
    Part of: Imago bonitatis illius
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    Adam and Eve cover their nakedness as God makes his wrath felt in the Garden of Eden. Etching by J.E. Ridinger after himself, c. 1750.

    Ridinger, Johann Elias, 1698-1767. | Reference: 20726i
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    A cosmological plan detailing Copernicus' astronomical vision, surrounded by diagrams of the systems of Ptolemy and Tycho Brahe ; astronomical figures line the circle. Line engraving by J.A. Fridrich after J.M. Füssli, 1732.

    Füssli, Johann Melchior, 1677-1736. | Date: 1732 | Reference: 15962i
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